Field Name:Remarks

Shows what was going to be done

May only have a category, rather than precise work. Ex. "Repairs", or "Dwelling/House" could involve much more than this generic categorisation implies (we're working on adding details from alternative sources)

Contemporary comments in this field are noted within squared brackets

Content within squared brackets [Example] is a contemporary addition

Abbreviations are for additional sources, such as:[DBR]: Daily Building Record[VBR]: Vancouver Building Record[BCR]: BC Building Record[JOC]: Journal of Commerce[PROV]: The Province[VDW]: Vancouver Daily World

Field Name:Comments

Drop-down field will show, if present

A contemporary field, with additional information about a permit

Field Name:Reference ID

A contemporary field

Every individual permit in the database has its own unique ID (that's around 35,000 of them so far!)

Example: VN-1000-1001-12VN: Vancouver1000-1001: JPEG photo number of the original register page that we used12: the line number of the given permit page register (so this would be the 12th one down on the page)

Donations towards further database enhancements

Please donate if you found this resource useful

If you have made use of the database, found it helpful and would like to see it maintained and developed further into the future, you can make a donation here.

Our aim is to have all building permits transcribed to the late 1940s.

The transcription database has been funded entirely through 15 years of volunteer labour and supporting grants.

In order to maintain the database, adding future functionality, and to further the transcriptions of additional years, we need to secure ongoing funding. Your donation will help maintain this invaluable research site for other researchers and for your future use.